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NAFEMS is the International Association for the Engineering Modelling, Analysis and Simulation Community. We focus on the practical application of numerical engineering simulation techniques such as the Finite Element Method for Structural Analysis, Computational Fluid Dynamics, and Multibody Simulation. ...more

In the next 30 years, there is a one-in-three chance that the Hayward fault will rupture with a 6.7 magnitude or higher earthquake, according to the United States Geologic Survey (USGS). Such an earthquake will cause widespread damage to structures, transportation and utilities, as well as economic and social disruption in the East Bay.
Lawrence Livermore and Lawrence Berkeley national laboratory scientists have used some of the more

Co-founder of MSC Software and MSC Nastran passes away at the age of 94 It is with great sadness that we at NAFEMS learned of the recent passing of one of the pioneers of engineering software, Dr Richard (Dick) MacNeal. Dr Richard H. MacNeal founded MSC Software Corporation along with Robert Schwendler in 1963 under the name of MacNeal-Schwendler Corporation (MSC). Under his leadership, MSC developed its first more

Major machine tool builder offers their customers better tool life, higher degree of accuracy and overall production efficiencies through partnership with Siemens
DMG MORI manufactures a wide variety of conventional chip-cutting and ultrasonic machining centers for OEMs and production job shops serving the aerospace industry. Inherent in this industry are several factors that require great care and planning in the machining process. more

Submissions are invited for publication in the next edition of the NAFEMS International Journal of CFD Case Studies. The purpose of the Journal is to disseminate information to the wider NAFEMS community who are interested in the industrial application of CFD showcasing best practice through case studies. Any Journal is only as good as the papers it publishes, so the Journal needs contributors from all sectors who see the more

Additive Manufacturing Benchmarks 2018 (AM-Bench 2018) is the first in a series of events focused on validating and improving the accuracy of model predictions and developing universally accepted quantitative measurement approaches for all additive manufacturing (AM) materials and methods. The 2018 meeting will take place from June 18-21, 2018 at the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Headquarters in Gaithersburg, more

The Partnership for Advanced Computing in Europe (PRACE) provides access to some of the world’s largest supercomputers for European researchers and engineers. It also provides other services aimed at developing the community, such as training. Since 2012, a network of PRACE Advanced Training Centres (PATCs) has been established in six countries (Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK) to deliver high-quality courses on more

RUEIL-MALMAISON, France – IFP Energies nouvelles (IFPEN), Beicip-Franlab (BF) and KAPPA Engineering (KAPPA) have announced the signature of a partnership to offer an advanced and complete reservoir simulation solution to the oil and gas industry.IFP Energies nouvelles (IFPEN), Beicip-Franlab (BF), and KAPPA Engineering (KAPPA) are teaming up to provide a comprehensive reservoir simulation service to the oil and gas industry. This more

A new Interface Standard for Integrated Virtual Material Modelling in Manufacturing Industry The ITEA VMAP project, managed by Fraunhofer SCI (Germany), aims to utilise industrial user cases from major material domains with representative manufacturing processes to create a universal material exchange interface for virtual engineering workflows.
NAFEMS is a partner in this new R&D project funded by ITEA, a EUREKA Cluster programme. more

Rescale , the leading provider of enterprise big compute and cloud HPC, is pleased to announce that ANSYS Elastic Licensing can now be purchased directly through Rescale’s ScaleX, a SaaS platform purpose-built for solving the world’s most challenging engineering, scientific and mathematical problems with HPC in the cloud. ANSYS Elastic Licensing is an on-demand, pay-per-use licensing model which unlocks the full ANSYS more

by the NAFEMS Systems Modelling & Simulation Working Group Find out more about the Functional Mock-up Interface, The FMI Standard for Systems Modeling in this free flyer created by the NAFEMS Systems Modelling and Simulation Working Group : www.nafems.org/publications/resource_center/wt06/ more